1. Introduction

The following guidelines (“Publisher Content Guidelines and Publisher Policies”) describe the mobile advertising standards applicable to any mobile website publisher, mobile application publisher, or mobile application developer (“Publisher”) using the Smaato Services. The Smaato Services (a) facilitate the delivery and insertion of demand partner advertisements (“Ads”) through Publisher’s mobile websites and/or mobile applications to end-users and (b) may be composed of web pages available at www.smaato.com and software, including the SOMA™ SDK and the Smaato Publisher Platform (SPX).

In order to use the Smaato Services, Publisher agrees to abide by the Publisher Content Guidelines and Publisher Policies. Publisher also agrees to abide by Smaato’s Terms of Service, Privacy Policy, and any other applicable agreements entered into with Smaato. Any violation of the Publisher Content Guidelines and Publisher Policies is subject to enforcement as provided in Section 5 below, in Smaato’s sole discretion.

Smaato reserves the right to update the Publisher Content Guidelines and Publisher Policies at any time. If an update includes material changes, Smaato shall provide notice of such update via email. By continuing to use the Smaato Services subsequent to such notice, Publisher agrees to abide by the updated version of the Publisher Content Guidelines and Publisher Policies.

2. Prohibited Content

Publisher is prohibited from using the Smaato Services if Publisher’s mobile websites and/or mobile applications feature or promote any of the following content categories:

Websites and other content that are under construction (IAB25-6 (Under Construction));

Incentivized clicks, videos, and downloads (IAB25-7 (Incentivized));

Exception: Publisher may allow rewarded video advertising, provided that the rewards offered to end-users for viewing the Ads are: (a) designated as a rewarded Ad by Publisher, (b) for the app in which the video Ad is displayed, and (c) virtual (i.e., having no monetary value). Publisher shall assume all responsibility and liability for such rewards.

Content or material promoting or containing links that are disparaging to Smaato or Smaato’s partners.

3. Restricted Content

Publisher’s mobile websites and/or mobile applications may be permitted to feature or promote the following restricted content categories, provided that Publisher has appropriate controls to ensure that such content complies with all applicable laws, rules, and regulations of the country and jurisdiction in which the content is served.

4. Technical Requirements

Application/Adspace Setup

Applications and adspaces shall be set up within the Smaato Publisher Platform (SPX) and adhere to the following requirements:

The combination of application and adspace name must identify the traffic source, placement of the Ad, and the requested banner size (non-cryptic).

The application and adspace details must provide a valid URL that links to the inventory where the Ads are embedded:

In-App: Valid app store link.

Mobile Web: Valid website domain.

The application type and category must match its content.

Transparency

The following requirements relate to the information Publisher must send to Smaato in each Ad request and the setup in SPX. In general, each Ad traffic source (website domain or mobile application) must be split by single application in SPX. The requirements differ for in-app traffic and mobile web traffic:

In-App Traffic

The bundle/application information must be provided in the App Details’ Download URL in SPX. (The bundle must conform to the standard format defined by the relevant app store.)

The advertising ID must be sent within the Ad request. Fake advertising IDs will be considered fraudulent.

Mobile Web Traffic

The full URL information of the Ad placement/Ad hosting webpage must be provided.

Viewability

To ensure the authenticity of impressions, Ads shall be:

Visible (i.e., not hidden, out of page, stacked, or stuffed).

Placed reasonably and oriented correctly within the content, including an acceptable number or density of Ads in relation to the content.

5. Ad Request Strategy

If Publisher receives a “Currently no ad available” response, the interval between new Ad requests must be at least 10 seconds;

Publishers may only request Ads when the mobile website or application is not in background mode; and

6. Ad Refresh

Except for sticky Ads, Publisher must not refresh Ads prior to a change in the content of the mobile website or application;

Publisher may only refresh Ads that are viewable;

Publisher must not allow background traffic (i.e., no Ad refreshes permitted behind covering elements such as full screen videos); and

The refresh rate (i.e., the time an Ad impression is shown prior to replacement) must be at least 30 seconds.

7. Ad Positioning and Appearance

Publisher must not:

Excessively advertise, stack Ads, or place Ads next to each other;

Place Ads: above the fold for 300 x 250 or bigger Ads; below the footer of mobile websites; or in non-interactive areas;

Place hidden or invisible Ads;

Rescale, format, rotate, or modify Ads; or

Place incentivized Ads, except for rewarded videos.

8. Enforcement Policy

In addition to Smaato’s rights and remedies under Smaato’s Terms of Service and/or any other applicable agreements Publisher entered into with Smaato, any violation of the Publisher Content Guidelines and Publisher Policies may result in the suspension of Publisher’s mobile website and/or mobile application from the Smaato Services, in Smaato’s sole discretion. Additionally, Smaato reserves the right to suspend Publisher’s other mobile websites and/or mobile applications on the Smaato Services, reject Publisher’s future mobile websites and/or mobile applications, or terminate Publisher’s account.